Barry Wilcox
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| Barry Wilcox | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 23, 1948 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1975 | ||
Barry Fredrick Wilcox (born April 23, 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player[1] who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks between 1972 and 1975.[2] He also played several years in the minor leagues before retiring in 1975.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Wilcox spent parts of two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks in the 1970s.[3]
He played for the hometown Royals of the British Columbia Hockey League in 1967–69 before spending three years at the University of British Columbia, where he played for the UBC Thunderbirds.[4] Following his tenure with the Thunderbirds, Vancouver signed Wilcox as a free agent. Wilcox scored 17 goals as a rookie in 1971–72 with the Rochester Americans of the minor pro American Hockey League. The following season, he played 31 NHL games for the Canucks as an injury replacement before he was sent down to the Canucks' farm team Seattle Totems in the Western Hockey League (WHL). Wilcox spent most of the next three years in the WHL and Central Hockey League before retiring in 1976.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | New Westminster Royals | BCJHL | 28 | 25 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | New Westminster Royals | BCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | UBC Thunderbirds | CIAU | — | 15 | 18 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | UBC Thunderbirds | CIAU | — | 15 | 24 | 39 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 73 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 47 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Seattle Totems | CHL | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.nhl.com/player/barry-wilcox-8449468
- ^ "Barry Wilcox Stats and News | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ a b "The second-best Canuck to wear each retired number". Vancouver Is Awesome. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Tsumura, Howard. "With 44-year dry spell set to end, UBC's 1971 Ice 'Birds reflect on a magical season of yesteryear". The Province.
- ^ "Barry Wilcox at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Rochester Americans players
- Seattle Totems (CHL) players
- Seattle Totems (WHL) players
- Ice hockey people from New Westminster
- Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1940s births stubs